Decentralization of authority to issue certificates of advertising content for medical examination and treatment services

(Chinhphu.vn) - The Ministry of Health issued Circular 18/2025/TT-BYT regulating the division of authority between two levels of local authorities and decentralization in the field of medical examination and treatment.

The Ministry of Health regulates the decentralization of authority to issue certificates of advertising content for medical examination and treatment services.

According to the Circular, the issuance and re-issuance of certificates of advertising content for medical examination and treatment services as prescribed in Point c, Clause 1, Article 12 of Circular No. 09/2015/TT-BYT dated May 25, 2015 of the Minister of Health regulating the confirmation of advertising content for special products, goods and services under the management of the Ministry of Health (except for medical examination and treatment facilities under the Ministry of Health) shall be carried out by the head of the specialized health agency under the People's Committee of the provincial level.

Authority to receive, process and manage disability assessment records

The Circular clearly states that the reception, settlement and management of medical examination records are stipulated in Clause 1, Clause 2, Article 7 and Clause 1, Clause 2, Article 8 of Joint Circular No. 34/2012/TTLT-BYT-BLDTBXH dated December 28, 2012 issued by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs , detailing the determination of disability levels by the Medical Examination Council, which is carried out by the Provincial Medical Examination Council.

The application for determination of disability level is made according to the provisions of Article 5 of Joint Circular No. 34/2012/TTLT-BYT-BLDTBXH.

The procedure and order of implementation are as follows:

In the case specified in Point a, Clause 2, Article 15 of the Law on Persons with Disabilities, the Chairman of the Council for determining the level of disability is responsible for completing 01 set of documents in accordance with the provisions in Clause 1, Article 5 of Joint Circular No. 34/2012/TTLT-BYT-BLDTBXH and forwarding the documents to the Provincial Medical Examination Council within 03 working days.

In the case specified in Point b, Point c, Clause 2, Article 15 of the Law on Persons with Disabilities, the Chairman of the Council for determining the level of disability is responsible for completing 01 set of documents in accordance with the provisions in Clause 2, Clause 3, Article 5 of Joint Circular No. 34/2012/TTLT-BYT-BLDTBXH and forwarding the documents to the Provincial Medical Examination Council within 03 working days.

Within 10 working days from the date of the Council's conclusion, the Medical Assessment Council is responsible for sending 01 copy of the disability assessment report to the Commune-level Disability Assessment Council where the subject resides and 01 copy to the disabled person or the legal representative of the disabled person.

This Circular takes effect from July 1, 2025 and expires from March 1, 2027.

Circular 18/2025/TT-BYT amends and supplements the following provisions:

Replace the phrase "For districts, towns, and cities under provinces" in Clause 4, Article 1 of Circular No. 18/2018/TT-BYT dated August 22, 2018 of the Minister of Health amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 52/2017/TT-BYT dated December 29, 2017 of the Minister of Health regulating prescriptions and prescriptions of pharmaceuticals and biological products in outpatient treatment with the phrase "For communes, wards, and special zones".

Replace the phrase "island district" at point d, clause 2, column Payment conditions, item 15 - Robotic laparoscopic surgery, in List 1 - Medical technical services (DVKT) with specific regulations on conditions, rates and payment prices of Circular No. 35/2016/TT-BYT dated September 28, 2016 of the Minister of Health promulgating the List and rates, payment conditions for medical technical services within the scope of benefits of health insurance participants and at Point d, clause 2, Article 7 of Circular No. 01/2025/TT-BYT dated January 1, 2025 of the Minister of Health detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Health Insurance with the phrase "special zone".

According to the Circular, when the medical centers of districts, towns, cities under provinces and centrally run cities are rearranged under new names, the following regulations in medical examination and treatment under health insurance will continue to be applied:

- Point d, Clause 1, Article 2 of Circular No. 20/2022/TT-BYT dated December 31, 2022 of the Minister of Health promulgating the List, rates and payment conditions for pharmaceutical drugs, biological products, radioactive drugs and markers within the scope of benefits of health insurance participants, has been amended and supplemented by Clause 4, Article 13 of Circular No. 01/2025/TT-BYT dated January 1, 2025 of the Minister of Health detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Health Insurance.

- Point d, Clause 1, Article 6 of Circular No. 01/2025/TT-BYT dated January 1, 2025 of the Minister of Health detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Health Insurance./.

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